Germany, Wehrmacht. An Enlisted Personnel Belt Buckle, with Service Awards

(Wehrmacht Gürtelschnalle mit Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of items, including:

1. A Heer transitionary belt buckle, constructed of nickel-silver, the obverse bearing a central raised Reichswehr-style German national eagle, situated within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of “GOTT MIT UNS” (“GOD WITH US”) with laurel branches, the reverse with attachment claws emanating from a swivel roller, unmarked, measuring 62 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), a superb example of a buckle bridging the transition from the Reichswehr to Wehrmacht in extremely fine condition.

2. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Pattée with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six o’clock arm with a reinstitution date of “1939”, the reverse six o’clock arm with an initial institution date of “1813”, unmarked, measuring 44.25 mm (w) x 47.61 mm (h), weighing 21.2 grams, demonstrating minor loss of finish to the obverse of the core, in near extremely fine condition.

3. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting an integral catch, maker marked with Präsidialkanzlei code “26” for B.H. Mayer, Pforzheim, measuring 36.74 mm (w) x 43.98 mm (h), weighing 23.6 grams, demonstrating near-total loss of silver finish with some oxidation and pitting, in very fine condition.